2014 Spring General Meeting Speaker Spotlight: J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

March 28th, 2014|Announcements|

Dr. J.D. Foster is deputy chief economist at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He works with Dr. Martin A. Regalia, the Chamber’s chief economist exploring and explaining developments in the U.S. and global economies. He also participates in discussions around the country regarding the economy and economic policy and supports other functions at the Chamber

2014 Spring General Meeting Speaker Spotlight: Ben Krambeck

March 4th, 2014|Announcements|

Owner at Benefit Captive Re. LLC Des Moines, Iowa Area Insurance Education: Simpson College Principal: Benefit Captive Re. LLC May 2009 – Present (5 years) Benefit Captive Re At Benefit Captive Re, we build, brand, bind, and manage self-funded Group Medical Stop Loss Captive programs, ancillary insurance product Captive programs, 831B Private Equity Captives, and

2014 Spring General Meeting Speaker Spotlight: R. James Woolsey

February 19th, 2014|Announcements|

Ambassador R. James Woolsey, a former Director of Central Intelligence, chairs the board of Foundation for Defense of Democracies and is a Venture Partner with Lux Capital Management. Woolsey also currently chairs the Strategic Advisory Group of Washington, D.C. private equity fund. Paladin Capital Group and the Advisory Board of the Opportunities Development Group, and

2014 Spring General Meeting Speaker Spotlight: Mark Hertling

February 18th, 2014|Announcements|

Since February 2013, Mark Hertling is leading programs for Global Strategy, Physician Leadership Development, and the “Healthy 100” at the innovative Florida Hospital in Orlando. Prior to joining Florida Hospital, Mark served for nearly four decades in the US Army. At the time of his retirement, he was Commanding General of US Army Europe, where

Avoiding Boom Hoist Failure

January 20th, 2014|AWRF Blogs|

During the last several years there have been many boom hoist accidents where boom hoist cranes have fallen and taken the lives of many workers. Investigation into the root causes of these booms failing has shown that the boom hoist wire ropes have been broke mostly due to wire fatigue breaks in the vicinity of